| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal preposition veachar {וְאַחַ֣ר | wə-ʾaḥar} marking a subsequent time frame, with the possessive noun ori {ע֭וֹרִֽי | ʿôrî} “my skin” as the affected locus. The Niphal perfect niqqefu-zot {נִקְּפוּ־זֹ֑את | niqqəpû-zōt} conveys a passive state of bodily destruction, tightly bound by the maqqef to the demonstrative “this” (zot). The conjunction umibbesari {וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י | û-mib-bəśārî} introduces strong adversative continuation “and from my flesh,” preserving an embodied perspective rather than abstract separation. The Qal imperfect echezeh {אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה | ʾeḥĕzeh} projects future-oriented vision, culminating in the direct object Eloah {אֱלֽוֹהַּ | ʾĕlôah}, highlighting the anticipated encounter with God despite present ruin. |